Mark Knopfler - The Man's Too Strong lyrics

I'm just an ageing drummer boy And in the wars i used to play And i've called the tune To many a torture session Now they say i am a war criminal And i'm fading away Father please hear my confession I have legalised robbery Called it belief I have run with the money And hid like a thief I have re-written history With my armies and my crooks Invented memories I did burn all the books And i can still hear his laughter And i can still hear his song The man's too big The man's too strong Well i have tried to be meek And i have tried to be mild But i spat like a woman And sulked like a child I have lived behind walls That have made me alone Striven for peace Which i never have known And i can still hear his laughter And i can still hear his song The man's too big The man's too strong Well the sun rose on the courtyard And they all did hear him say 'you always were a judas But i got you anyway You may have got your silver But i swear upon my life Your sister gave me diamonds And i gave them to your wife' Oh father please help me For i have done wrong The man's too big The man's too strong